ETAG First Board Members
ETAG, as a non-governmental professional organization, has been working successfully in Georgia since 1995.
ETAG was the first organization in the South Caucasus to become TESOL members in 1995. ETAG is an affiliated member of IATEFL.
Its mission has been to raise English Language teaching and learning standards through raising qualification of teachers and improving standards of teaching
- To help teachers to network nationally and internationally
- To contribute to the education reform
ETAG has an excellent reputation and is considered to be a model professional organization for many Georgian and South Caucasus institutions. ETAG has served as a model and consultant to Azerbaijan and Kazagstan English Teachers’ Associations and have trained their representatives in management and capacity development issues
Over this period over 2700 school and university teachers have been its members.
Current membership counts above 400 teachers from various parts of the country. 45% from state and private high schools, university 40%, other 15 %. Under other we mean MA students and unemployed members.
Apart from the center office in Tbilisi ETAG has 8 well-established and well managed regional representations in Kutaisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Poti, Gori, Telavi , Rustavi and Akhaltsikhe. This is a very strong network of professionals from schools and universities, state and private sectors, minority communities.
ETAG is a professional association of English teachers in Georgia. We were registered in January 1995 as a non-governmental and non-profit organization. We now have representations in nine cities of the country. All of them are well- equipped and professionally managed. Our membership includes school and university teachers of English from the state and private sectors. Our main goal is to improve the standard of English teaching in Georgia through providing professional consultancy and training, as well as through supporting the introduction of more effective teaching methods and materials.
ETAG believes in its members and in the benefits of continuous professional development!
ETAG management